INDONESIAN MAIDS TOO COSTLY IN MALAYSIA?
KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysian employers are not willing to pay RM1,000 or
more for the services of an Indonesian maid, adding that they are not
taken in by the republic’s promises of “well-trained” maids.
They said the monthly salary of between RM1,000 and RM1,200 was too
expensive, despite the guarantee given by the Indonesian Manpower
Services Association (Apjati) that the one-off cost of hiring these
maids would not exceed RM7,300.
Many were doubtful about the quality of these maids despite assurances from the republic that they would be well-trained.
Bank employee Siti Rasidah Aziz, 40, who has been waiting for a year
to get a maid, said she might opt for a maid from other countries since
the fee for an Indonesian domestic helper had gone up.
“I would rather look for a maid from Vietnam or Cambodia as it would cost me only about RM700 a month.
“We do not need a middleman to help us secure a maid as my husband
can source the maid. We need to pay only for the maid’s levy and other
charges, such as transportation.”
Siti Rasidah was also doubtful about the quality of maids.
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121 MALAYSIAN AGENCIES INVOLVED IN PLACEMENT OF INDONESIAN MAIDS
JAKARTA. Indonesia -Indonesia officially lifted the moratorium on maids to Malaysia on Dec 1 last year but would only send them from next month.Reyna said three months would be needed before maids could be sent to Malaysia as the prospective domestic helpers would need to undergo training of up to 200 hours, and time was also needed to prepare their documentation.
She said good cooperation between the Malaysian and Indonesian agencies was among the crucial undertaking agreed upon by both governments in the Joint Task Force set up to handle the placement and protection of maids and their employers.- Indonesian manpower and transmigration minister Muhaimin Iskandar said recently that 137 Indonesian agencies had been preparing to carry out the sending of maids to Malaysia.
- Reyna said strict monitoring and regular assessment on the agencies in both countries would be carried out in an optimum way and those found to have violated the regulations would face actions, including having their permit terminated.
A total of 121 Malaysian employment agencies are now getting ready to collaborate with their Indonesian counterparts in the placement of maids from the republic to Malaysia starting early next month.Reyna Usman, the director-general of Indonesia's labour placement authority said the Malaysian agencies comprised 42 in Selangor, 23 in Kuala Lumpur, 13 in Johor, 11 each in Perak and Penang, seven in Malacca, five each in Negri Sembilan and Pahang, two in Kedah, and one each in Kelantan and Terengganu.
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